Oleon
Peter Balcaen has a diverse work experience spanning over three decades. Peter has held various leadership roles in different industries. Peter began their career in 1984 as a Credit Analyst at New Holland CE - CNH - Fiat Industrial and later worked as a Credit Advisor for small and medium enterprises at AXA Bank. In 1987, they joined Samko Office Products as a Controller. From 1992 to 1999, they served as the Finance & IT Manager at Ahrend Office Products Belgium. Peter then worked as the General Manager at the same company from 2000 to 2006. In 2006, they joined Oleon as the Administrative Director and later held positions as Plant Director, Operations Director, and Director of Continuous Improvement, HR, ISO & ICT. Their most recent role at Oleon is Director of Human Resources.
Peter Balcaen completed their Master's degree in applied economics from Ghent University between 1979 and 1983. Peter then pursued a program in Financial Management from Vlerick Business School, where they studied from 1983 to 1984.
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Oleon brings you a natural chemistry. Our specialty lies in converting natural fats and oils into a wide range of oleochemical products, such as fatty acids, glycerin, esters, dimers, technical oils, specialty oleochemicals and biodiesel. As a leading producer of oleochemicals made from renewable raw materials, our products combine high performance with ready biodegradability. At Oleon, we believe that a natural chemistry entails much more than just the production of our oleochemicals. That is why we attach great importance to all the people who matter to us. We invest in our employees, commit to long-term relationships with our clients, communicate openly with our suppliers and respect our neighbors. We believe that all these factors contribute to a natural chemistry with all our stakeholders, including the wider community in which we do business, which benefits all levels of our supply chain. Oleon’s natural chemistry is everywhere. We offer our oleochemical building blocks and ingredients in a large variety of markets such as: Crop protection, Cosmetics, Industrial Ingredients, Lubricants, Nutrition ,Oilfield, Coatings, Detergents and many more. The trade name of our products is Radia®, which are used in a wide range of industries as raw materials, ingredients or additives (enhancing the properties of the end product). These oleochemicals are used for their functional properties such as chemical reactivity, lubricity, stabilization of emulsions, etc. The industry also attaches great value to the fact that most oleochemicals are completely non-toxic, and do not cause skin or eye irritation. Our global commercial, finance, purchasing and HR functions are based at Ertvelde near Ghent (Belgium). We have two production sites in Belgium (Ertvelde and Oelegem), one in Germany (Emmerich), one in Compiègne (France), one in Port Klang (Malaysia) and one in Conroe (USA). We have a number of sales affiliates in all continents.